Saint Petersburg Russia-1967: Young Boy Swimming in Calm Water, Spring Day

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Saint Petersburg Russia

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Young Boy Swimming in Calm Water, Spring Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a young boy swimming in calm water on a spring day in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The footage shows gentle ripples across the surface, with a brief glimpse of a purple flower blooming among green leaves. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory. The scene is peaceful and intimate, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124812592

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary inserts needing quiet water texture, seasonal nature detail, or a brief memory-like transition tied to Saint Petersburg metadata.
Period detail: The frames show calm water, a purple flower, aged color, scratches, and home-movie framing, with the 1967 Saint Petersburg setting supported by supplied metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing rippling water and a small flower detail with no visible posing, performance, or formal scenic composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling water, soft pink-gray reflections, a purple flower, broad green leaves, dark frame borders, dust marks, scratches, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows pronounced grain, vertical scratches, slight fading, gate edges, and exposure variation that give the short scene its physical archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a water cutaway, springtime nature insert, reflective memory beat, or soft transition between family or travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a private outdoor moment in the 1960s, but the frames do not identify a specific neighborhood, landmark, event, or social setting.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible in these frames, though copyright, location context, and reel provenance should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1967 8mm Saint Petersburg water footage, Soviet-era home movie water ripples, vintage flower cutaway, and 1960s spring nature insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1967 Saint Petersburg material, then with broader 1960s home-movie water, swimming, or spring nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Saint Petersburg 8mm frame showing calm rippling water with faded color, dust, scratches, and dark gate edges. — Pale rippling water fills the frame, marked by scratches, dust, and the dark border of the film scan.

1967 Saint Petersburg 8mm frame of still rippling water, with muted pink-gray tones and visible physical film wear. — Muted water ripples appear beneath aged film scratches and slight color fading.

1967 Saint Petersburg 8mm frame showing pink-gray water reflections with vertical scratches and soft exposure variation. — The water shifts toward a pink reflection, with home-movie film wear visible across the frame.

1967 Saint Petersburg 8mm frame with a purple flower and large green leaves, rendered in soft focus with aged color. — A purple flower appears among broad leaves, briefly shifting the clip from water texture to garden detail.

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